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Delay in Recording Satisfaction Note Under Section 153C Can Invalidate Search Proceedings

Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...

March 11, 2026 1566 Views 0 comment Print

Special vs General: Time Limit Conflict between Section 144C(13) and Section 153 of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Courts are divided on whether the DRP-specific deadline under Section 144C(13) overrides the general assessment time bar in Sectio...

December 16, 2025 2604 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : CBDT issues new compounding guidelines simplifying process, eligibility, charges, and procedures under the Income-tax Act from Oct...

October 30, 2025 1968 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Prosecution provision under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A summary of prosecution offences under Chapter XXII of the Income Tax Act (Sections 275A to 280), detailing the rigorous imprison...

October 29, 2025 6918 Views 0 comment Print

Compounding of offence under the Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : CBDT's new Compounding of Offence Guidelines (2024) simplify the process but maintain strict compliance rules. Learn about eligibi...

October 17, 2025 2940 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...

July 23, 2024 2127 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bogus Purchase Addition Restricted to Profit Element: ITAT Grants Relief

Income Tax : The case examined whether compensation paid to exit prior agreements was a sham arrangement. The Tribunal ruled it was a valid bus...

April 18, 2026 33 Views 0 comment Print

Alleged Accommodation Entry Addition deleted Due to Loan Repayment Misclassification

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that loan repayment cannot be treated as unexplained cash credit under section 68. The addition was deleted as i...

April 16, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Fails on Both Counts: Invalid Sec 148A Notice and Time-Barred Sec 148 Render Assessment Void

Income Tax : The issue was whether a notice granting less than the statutory minimum time is valid. The tribunal held that giving less than 7 d...

April 16, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

No reassessment beyond 3 years without proper sanction of prescribed higher authority

Income Tax : Reassessment proceedings was invalid for a notice issued beyond three years without the sanction of the prescribed higher authorit...

April 15, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot: Addition Based on ‘Dump Excel Sheet’ Deleted – No Evidence, No Tax

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that unsigned excel sheets without supporting evidence cannot justify additions. It ruled that absence of corrob...

April 14, 2026 690 Views 0 comment Print


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Selection of Case of Search Years in ITBA Assessment module

Income Tax : Availability of Miscellaneous Functionalities related to ‘Selection of Case of Search Year’ and ‘Relevant Search...

September 12, 2019 2466 Views 0 comment Print


Rejection of books of accounts merely because of lower gross profit rate is unsustainable

July 18, 2023 2754 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Pune ruling on ACIT vs. Omshree Agrotech. Learn why rejection of books under section 145(3) based on gross profit rates is deemed unjustified.

Specific explanation needs to be given for Unreported Jewelry in Wealth Tax Return

July 16, 2023 1842 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that more specific plea and explanation ought to be given by an assessee for discharging burden u/s 69B of the Income Tax Act to explain jewelry beyond that mentioned in Wealth Tax Return.

Withholding of seized gold in absence of any outstanding demand is unjustified

July 14, 2023 1128 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that since the order passed by the Appellate Authority has attained finality and no demand is outstanding against the appellant, it is unjustified to withhold the seized gold. Accordingly, directed to release the remaining gold at the earlier.

Assessment u/s 153A in absence of incriminating material found during search is unsustainable

July 11, 2023 1182 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that the scope of assessment after search u/s.153A of the Income Tax Act would be limited to the incriminating material/evidence found during the course of search.

Addition towards on-money receipts sustained by invoking statue presumption u/s 292C

July 9, 2023 639 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that addition towards on-money receipts sustained based on seized document by invoking the statute presumption under section 292C of the Income Tax Act.

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as identity, creditworthiness and genuineness of transaction duly proved

July 7, 2023 921 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in as much as identity, creditworthiness of the creditors and genuineness of the transaction duly proved by the assessee.

Re-assessment order passed against a non-existent entity is bad-in-law

July 7, 2023 6153 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that reassessment order u/s 147 of the Income Tax Act against a non-existent entity is bad in law and vitiated & nullity.

Addition in absence of any incriminating material found during search is unsustainable

July 6, 2023 1527 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition made by the A.O. in the absence of any incriminating material found during the search operation conducted u/s 132 of the Income Tax Act is liable to be deleted.

Addition towards unexplained jewellery unsustainable as ownership belongs to various people

July 5, 2023 894 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards unexplained jewellery unsustainable as panchnama clearly mentions the fact that ownership of jewellery belongs to various people.

PCIT order passed without verification of factual material is unsustainable

July 5, 2023 1029 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that order of the ld. PCIT passed in haste without verification of factual material, as amount alleged was in Crores as against actual transactions in Lakhs, is unsustainable.

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